Carrier profile · USDOT 78387 · MC-39443 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Thompson Inc

53 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 29 statesQUINCY, IL70/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-39443 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

45Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(217) 224-9737 Email dispatchacoulter@rlbrink.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

93 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 42.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 93 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

71.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 17.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 53-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 93
Annualized: ≈47 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Truck Exchange’84–’95

Liberty Fire’95–’03

Liberty’03–’25

1984199520062017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2003 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1995 → May 2003	$750K	2
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jul 1984 → Jul 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 45

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

77.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

QUINCY, IL

4400 N 24TH STREET

Top corridor

IL 16 · CA 7 · NM 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2125599 USDOT 2163176Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2125599 USDOT 2124300 USDOT 3321014 USDOT 2956928 USDOT 2163176 USDOT 3333778

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rlbrink.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 431965

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ronald l. brink — 2 carriers: USDOT 431965

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4400 N 24TH STREET, QUINCY, IL, 62305
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (217) 224-9737
Email: acoulter@rlbrink.com
Web domain: rlbrink.com

Registration

Officers: Julie A. Brink · Ronald L. Brink
USDOT / docket: 78387 · MC-39443
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 2, 2024 · 3,223,513 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 4, 2003
D-U-N-S: 2814226

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,223,513

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for THOMPSON INC.

THOMPSON INC (USDOT 78387) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 27, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier received 93 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 93 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 27, 2026.

It reports 53 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 2, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 4, 2003 in the federal record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THOMPSON INC's USDOT number?

THOMPSON INC's USDOT number is 78387, and its motor carrier number is MC-39443.

Is THOMPSON INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 27, 2026, THOMPSON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THOMPSON INC's safety record?

THOMPSON INC has a 42.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 140 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is THOMPSON INC's fleet?

THOMPSON INC operates 53 power units and 36 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THOMPSON INC based?

THOMPSON INC is based in QUINCY, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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